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Laureate head of Apollo to right, [Λ]-Y across fields / Kithara of four strings; [M]-A across upper fields, filleted branch in lower left field; all within shallow incuse square. Troxell, Lycian League, Period IV, Series 5, 107; Müseler -. 1.81gr, 14mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Damaskos mint. Struck circa 72-70 BC. Draped bust to right, wearing tiara with star and eagles / [Β]ΑΣΙΛΕΩ[Σ] ΤΙΓ-ΡΑΝΟΥ, Tyche of Damascus seated to left on rock, holding cornucopia; below, river-god Orontes swimming; to outer left, ΘE above OΦ. Kovacs 137; M&D 19 (Tigranes II); CAA 110 (same); AC 61 (same). 7.14gr, 21mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Rare.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Near Very Fine. Rare.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Blundered legend around four-pointed Armenian tiara to left; Δ before, star behind / Blundered legend around horse standing to right. Kovacs 194. 10.14gr, 23mm, 11h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Seleukeia on the Tigris II mint. Struck circa 296/5-281 BC. Laureate head of Zeus right / [ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ] ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ, Athena, brandishing spear, shield on left arm, in quadriga of elephants to right; above, AYPH monogram beneath shield, Θ to right of anchor. SC 130.43a; ESM 122; HGC 9, 18a. 16.90gr, 25mm, 10h.
Near Very Fine. Die break on obverse.
Private collection of a North London lady before 2000. Property of a London gentleman.
Near Very Fine. Die break on obverse.
Private collection of a North London lady before 2000. Property of a London gentleman.
.jpg "Seleucid Empire, Seleukos I Nikator AR Tetradrachm.")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Babylon I mint. Struck circa 311-300 BC. In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / ΒΑΣIΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated to left on high-backed throne, right leg drawn back, his feet resting on a low foot rest, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing to right with closed wings; in left field, [MI above bee]; monogram or MHTP in wreath beneath throne. SC 82.2b; Price 3754; HGC 9, 10f. 16.93gr, 26mm, 8h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Near Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Apparently Unpublished Variety
Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Susa mint; possibly struck in the final years of Seleukos I or early years of Antiochos I, 281-261 BC. In the name of Seleukos I and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / ΒΑΣIΛΕΩΣ ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ, Zeus seated to left on backless throne, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing to right with closed wings; to left, monogram of KP; beneath throne, monogram of ΠΥΡ. SC - (cf. 399.5&7 for different secondary controls); HGC 9, 125c. 16.91gr, 26mm, 9h.
Very Fine. Double struck. Extremely rare; apparently unpublished variety.
From an English collection formed before 2000.
Very Fine. Double struck. Extremely rare; apparently unpublished variety.
From an English collection formed before 2000.
Only a Few Examples Known
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Uncertain mint of the periphery of the Seleucid empire. Diademed head to right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANT-IOXOY, Apollo Delphios seated on omphalos to left, holding arrow with his right hand and resting his left on a bow leaning against the omphalos behind him; AP and MYP monograms placed sideways to outer left. SC 1292 corr. (reading of the monograms) = BnF, R 2176; HGC 9, 452o (R3). 4.11gr, 17mm, 3h.
Very Fine. Exceedingly rare.
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman.
Very Fine. Exceedingly rare.
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
Ake-Ptolemais mint; struck circa 121-113 BC. Diademed head to right; within fillet border / ΒAΣΙΛEΩΣ ΑNTIOXOY EΠIΦANOYΣ, Zeus Ouranios, draped, standing facing, head to left, holding star in outstretched right hand and long sceptre in left; crescent above, monogram of ΔΑΡ in field; all within laurel wreath border. SC 2336.2; HGC 9, 1197h. 16.59gr, 30mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Lustrous metal, lightly toned.
Acquired in the USA, November 2010.
Extremely Fine. Lustrous metal, lightly toned.
Acquired in the USA, November 2010.
.jpg "Seleucid Empire, Antiochos VIII Epiphanes (Grypos) AE 20mm.")
Very Rare Symbol
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Antioch on the Orontes mint. Third reign at Antioch, 109-96 BC. Diademed head to right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY EΠIΦANOYΣ, filleted double cornucopiae; [monogram to outer left], pileus to inner left. SC 2313.1e; HGC 9, 1213. 8.21gr, 20mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Very rare variety with pileus as symbol.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Very Fine. Very rare variety with pileus as symbol.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Damaskos mint. Struck 87-86/5 BC. Diademed and draped bust to right / BACIΛEΩC ANTIOXOV EΠIΦANOVC in three lines to right, ΦIΛO-ΠATOPOC KAΛ-ΛINIKOV in two lines to left; Tyche standing to left, holding cornucopia with left hand and palm frond horizontally with right; Π in outer left field. SC 2473; HGC 9, 1327. 6.88gr, 22mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Extremely Rare Antiochian Tetradrachm
Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
In the name and types of the Seleucid king Philip I Philadelphos. Dated year 3 of the Caesarean Era (47/6 BC). Diademed head to right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΟΥ, Zeus Nicephorus seated to left; monogram of AYT to inner left, Γ (date) above thunderbolt in exergue; all within laurel wreath. RPC I 4127; McAlee 4; Prieur 4; SC 2491.1; HGC 9, 1360a. 15.57gr, 27mm, 1h.
Extremely Fine. Beautiful old cabinet tone. Extremely rare, Prieur recorded just two examples.
Ex Nomos AG, obolos 20, 3 October 2021, lot 1016. From a North American collection.
Extremely Fine. Beautiful old cabinet tone. Extremely rare, Prieur recorded just two examples.
Ex Nomos AG, obolos 20, 3 October 2021, lot 1016. From a North American collection.
The Second Specimen on the Market
Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Laureate head of Baal-Berit (Poseidon) to right, wearing kalathos; trident over shoulder / ΒΗΡ[Υ]-ΤΙΩΝ, Nike advancing to right, holding palm in left hand and wreath in right. BMC Phoenicia 26, pl. VII 15; Rouvier 474 (date above Baal's head). 6.45gr, 20mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Extremely rare; only one other example on CoinArchives (Münzen & Medaillen Deutschland 20, 784).
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Very Fine. Extremely rare; only one other example on CoinArchives (Münzen & Medaillen Deutschland 20, 784).
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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